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Wednesday, August 7, 2013

for the longest time

For the longest time I've been searching for a sewing box. I've been outbid on many such boxes on Trademe, and never seen one in an op shop. Till now! I spotted one in the window of my local Salvation Army store, it was so cute with long legs and little casters. Only problem was it was part of the "window display" and it was being used as a prop. The lovely lady informed me that "no, it wasn't for sale". A bit despondent I wandered around the store browsing. A little while later she must have taken pity on me and said that if I wanted I could put my name down and sometime in the future if it came up for sale, she would ring me. She also added that they might not want to sell it at all.

But OBVIOUSLY the story has a happy outcome! I got a call last week to say if I wanted it, I could buy it! Luckily the price they had put on it wasn't too high, much less than what sewing boxes have been selling for on Trademe.I was the first of a long list of people hoping to add it to their collection.

It's top was in quite a bad way, but a good rub with my wood butter and it looked a million times better, I'm not that interested in giving it a complete overhaul, I like that it's got a bit of history. A closer inspection revealed that it's made of Rimu too, something I hadn't noticed through the window.

I love it's little caster wheels, I only wish it was sitting on some polished floorboards and not carpet! - The long wait is over! What should I start searching for next?

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So glad to hear your patience was rewarded, and with an nz made one too-nice one! You've done a lovely job restoring the top and i bet it was lovely stashing your gear in the compartments all neat and tidy. I so want one of these too. My time will come...!

Ps in case you haven't come across them before, you can get little plastic things that the castors can sit in from mitre 10 which will stop them leaving rust marks on the carpet. (We have an old wooden dining table which has left marks and i feel like i cant rearrange the dining room now as the marks are so obvious :-(

Hi my name is Louana. Thanks for stopping by! I'm a mum who loves to crochet, spin, sew, and bake. I have passion for upcycling and crafting with found objects. I love sharing crafting ideas and I hope you find something here to inspire you!